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Shay Whitcomb — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 249 pitches seen · 92 batted balls · 18% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

79.0 mph 10

Hard-hit %

18% 20

xwOBA on contact

.32 28

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	86	34.5%	94.07	2343
Sinker	SI	35	14.1%	94.81	2259
Sweeper	ST	32	12.9%	83.48	2669
Slider	SL	30	12.0%	86.11	2532
Changeup	CH	24	9.6%	85.67	1804
Curveball	CU	22	8.8%	81.67	2419
Cutter	FC	14	5.6%	89.45	2396
Knuckle Curve	KC	3	1.2%	78.63	2403
Slurve	SV	1	0.4%	86.50	2162
Split-Finger	FS	1	0.4%	84.50	1037
Slow Curve	CS	1	0.4%	80.20	2350

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

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Shay Whitcomb — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)